With the current population count sitting at 621,056, Memphis' census population estimates for 2022 show that the Bluff City could be overtaking Detroit as the nation's largest predominately-Black ...

At the time of this writing March of 2024; while Memphis is the most populated African/American city in America. Memphis has a practice and pattern to not only disparage "Black Memphis History ...

We are known as an “asthma capital” in the U.S., and recent statistics found that we had the most asthma-related ER visits in ...

When Paul Young was sworn in as the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, more than two months ago, he vowed to find ways to improve public safety in the city.. It's a tough task. The city is still ...

Curbing crime in majority Black cities was another main topic the mayors touched upon. Jackson and Memphis are both notorious for high crime rates, a fact that tends to overshadow other aspects ...

Young, who entered the mayoral office in Memphis nine months ago, said the city’s culture is its greatest asset. He emphasized the fact that Memphis is the largest majority Black city in the nation.

2025 Best Places to Work. The Best Places to Work awards honors companies in the Mid-South that create policies and foster a work environment that employees value.

A jury in a Tennessee state court on Wednesday acquitted three former Memphis police officers of second-degree murder and all other charges in the 2023 beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols.

Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis Senior Pastor urges Memphians to register to vote for the Nov. 5 election and make a plan.

Hosted by the Change Collective, Jackson Mayor Chowke Antar Lumumba sat down for an armchair chat with Memphis Mayor Paul Young. The pair, both mayors of majority Black cities, discussed ways to ...

Hosted by the Change Collective, Jackson Mayor Chowke Antar Lumumba sat down for an armchair chat with Memphis Mayor Paul Young. The pair, both mayors of majority Black cities, discussed ways to ...

Mayor Lumumba and Mayor Young discussed similar issues in Jackson and Memphis including poverty, crime and infrastructure. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in.